Students should be registered for their 2008-09 classes by the end of the week. If you are an upper classman and have not been registered by Friday, please contact the Guidance Office.
Tuesday is the 10th grade writing test for all North Carolina sophomores. Good luck!
Monday
Grammar review on sentence structure.
Tuesday
Students will take the writing test in the morning. The test will run exactly 100 minutes and take place on the 2nd floor. Pick up your regular schedule when you finish the test.
Wednesday/Thurs. and Friday
Meet in the media center to discuss electronic projects dealing with Things Fall Apart. Students have been assigned a copy of the novel by Chinua Achebe to keep until we finish this unit. Please take good care of this resource, so that someone may use it again.
Assignment Name:
Things Fall Apart
Overview:
Working with a partner, create a presentation for the class on one of these topics central to Things Fall Apart.
1. Early missionaries in Africa 2. African masks and art
3. Magic and superstition in Africa 4. African song and dance
5. Tribal rites of passage 6. Customs of tribal war
7. Tribal law and justice 8. Role of women in Africa (Nigeria)
9. Colonialism in Nigeria 10. Funeral customs in Africa
11. Proverbs and sayings 12. Nigerian history
13. Chinua Achebe background 14. Geography of Nigeria
15. Early slavery on African coast
Author and Audience:
=You are designing an informational presentation for your classmates and instructor.=
Form:
=Your final product should be a presentation which uses technology. You may choose to do a Powerpoint, web page, wiki entry, or other technology rich format. NO PAPER POSTERS. =
Step 1: Ask questions Formulate questions that will focus your research and make your results more effective.For example: Is Achebe himself a product of missionary education?
Step 2: Plan your research Find as much information as you can on your topic.You should have a variety of sources.I want to see information taken from (at the least) a book, a magazine article from www.ncwiseowl.org, and an internet resource product that is NOT from a .com address in your bibliography.You may also use documentary films and encyclopedias.
Step 3: Cite your sources: You may use www.ncwiseowl.orgCitation Maker for writing your bibliography.Cite any information that is not original with you and your brain.
Step 4: Present You will present your information to the class on Monday, 3/10/08, and teach us what you have learned about your topic.
- Students should be registered for their 2008-09 classes by the end of the week. If you are an upper classman and have not been registered by Friday, please contact the Guidance Office.
- Tuesday is the 10th grade writing test for all North Carolina sophomores. Good luck!
MondayGrammar review on sentence structure.
Tuesday
Students will take the writing test in the morning. The test will run exactly 100 minutes and take place on the 2nd floor. Pick up your regular schedule when you finish the test.
Wednesday/Thurs. and Friday
Meet in the media center to discuss electronic projects dealing with Things Fall Apart. Students have been assigned a copy of the novel by Chinua Achebe to keep until we finish this unit. Please take good care of this resource, so that someone may use it again.
1. Early missionaries in Africa 2. African masks and art
3. Magic and superstition in Africa 4. African song and dance
5. Tribal rites of passage 6. Customs of tribal war
7. Tribal law and justice 8. Role of women in Africa (Nigeria)
9. Colonialism in Nigeria 10. Funeral customs in Africa
11. Proverbs and sayings 12. Nigerian history
13. Chinua Achebe background 14. Geography of Nigeria
15. Early slavery on African coast
Formulate questions that will focus your research and make your results more effective. For example: Is Achebe himself a product of missionary education?
Step 2: Plan your research
Find as much information as you can on your topic. You should have a variety of sources. I want to see information taken from (at the least) a book, a magazine article from www.ncwiseowl.org, and an internet resource product that is NOT from a .com address in your bibliography. You may also use documentary films and encyclopedias.
Step 3: Cite your sources:
You may use www.ncwiseowl.org Citation Maker for writing your bibliography. Cite any information that is not original with you and your brain.
Step 4: Present
You will present your information to the class on Monday, 3/10/08, and teach us what you have learned about your topic.